Structure 3929 · Prairie County, AR

State Highway 38 over White River-prairie Co.

Carries State Highway 38 over White River-prairie Co., 1.0 Mi E Jct SH 11 & 38.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,212 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

2,212 ft end to end: about 6.1 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a through arch.

Built197056 years old
Length2211.9 ft674.2 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyPrairie
Location1.0 Mi E Jct SH 11 & 38
CarriesState Highway 38
CrossesWhite River-prairie Co.
Coordinates34.98085, -91.49585

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length2211.9 ft (674.2 m)
Max Span423.9 ft (129.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area6809.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000003929

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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